Adjustable vehicle-box.



F. D. SIEMAN.

ADJUSTABLE VEHICLE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2e, 1909.

987,328 Patented Mar.21, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

FnEpEEIcK 1D. SIEMAN, or MENOMINEE, MIc'HIeAN.

AIJJusrrABLE v EHIcLE-nox.

Specification of 'Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

Application filed May 26, 1909. Serial No. 498,564. ,/'i`

This invention belongs to the art oi?l vehioles o( wagons, and itparticularly pertains to a new and useful vehicle b oX, of a new andnovel structure, which may be converted' into various shapes, forinstance, it

may be converted into a bus, for the con` '-,veyance of people, .orintoa desiredshape,

' whereby various crops may be conveyed.

construction. of the vehicle box having ad The 4primary object of theinvention is the justable members or braces, ywhereby the side boardsmay be held in various posiv tions, suitable-to 'support passengers orvarious crops thereon.

the invention, butin practicalfields this form may necessitate 'changes,and alterations, to. which the applicant 'is entitled, provided suchchangesl and alterations are comprehended by the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings :-Figure 1' represents a. transverse sectionalvie-w, ofa ve? hicle boit, lshov'ving the extensiblesi e-,boardsidisposed in one position, and u't er s ho w- -i-ng the extremeextensible sideboards arranged -in positions ,whereby the4 boxma-y` beused as a bus, as shown in dott-ed lines. Fig, 2 is a front end .Viewo'f the vehicle box. Fig.3 is a transverse sectional view through thevehicle box, showing the same arranged bers or braces.

for hauling beets or sinilar crop. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theadjustable mem- As to the 'annexed drawings, 1 denotes the bed of thevehicle boX which is secured to transverse bars 2. Tlie-outer ends ofthese bars project outwardly of the sides of the box. 'Rising from eachside of the bed are the side boards 3, which are held in place by thevertical bars 4. The lower ends of thevertical bars 4.areprovidedwithextensions 4, which arethreaded, and designed to penetrate the bed.vTo the threaded ends of Athese extensions, nuts 4" are applied, in

order to hold thebars 4 vertically in position. vThe 'bars 4 are securedto the side the vehicle, and to them nuts 6c are threaded,

whereby the standards may be held'` erpendioularly in position. Thestandar s Gare angular in cros's sect-ion,"'and one 'of their flanges isprovided with apertures 6d.

Pivoted to the upper' ends of thel standards 6, as at 6e, are the braces23,*1wl1ioh are formed with ianges 232.390 which the eX- tensible sideboards 21 are hired. When the members orbraces 2 3 `vare `in thepositions shown by' dotted lines in Fig. 1,v the eXtensible side boards21 may be utilized, as seats.-

25 represents angularly disposed-braces or members, the lower ends ofwhich are` fas- Y tened to the ianges of the lstandards 6, by Thedrawings only disclose one form of' 6d, as will be clearly understoodfrom Figs.

1,2 and 3. The upper `ends of' the angularly disposed braces or members25, and the outer ends 'of the members or braces 23 are fastenedtogether by means of the bolts or rivets 25, and between these ends theangular members 24 are pivoted, in order to slight-ly oscillate, wherebythey maybe arranged in various positions. These angular members 24v areprovided with flanges' 24 and 24".

The anges 24a are designed to limit the movement of the angular members24 in one dlrectlon, by contacting with the langes23a of the members 23,while-they are limited in another direction by contacting with theangularly disposed braces 25. l

Vhen the angular members 24 are adjustcd in position,l as shown in fulllines in Figs. 1 and 2, the extensible' side boards `22 (which aresecured to the iianges 24") are held near a horizontal position. n But,however, whenv the angu'iar members 24 are adjusted in position,l asshown in dotted lines in Fig. l, the extensible side boards 22 are, ltensible side boards 22 are held appro-Xi--` held nearverticalpositions. When the. eX-L'l mately in vertical positions, theflanges 24 and *heldinv registration by means ofthe bolt-s 23e, as shownclearly in Fig. l.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the lower ends ofthe angularlyarrangedrmem- 10 bers have been adjusted, and held so, in coperationwith the uppermost apertures 6", and inso adjusting these members, the

braces or members 23 are arranged angularly, while the end portions ofthe angular members 24,"which are provided wit-hthe lianges 24h," andthe adjustable "side boards- 22, are arranged approximately invertical'v positions.

The extensible' side boards 22 are provided with eyes 31, in which thelinks 31a are supV ported` A chain 32 having a hook at each` 4 end mayengage the links, in order that the side boards l22 may be held moresecurely in thepsitions shown in Fig. 3.

Secured to the front gate member are angle bars 12,'to'which are securedthe bars r1l, by V'means of the bolts 13 and the locking bar 13. Boltedto the upper ends of the `angle bars'll. are the angle members 15, to

Which'the transverse members -14 are secured. The angle-members 15 andthe members '14 constitute. an extension ladder, Which prevents the hayor other material Aon the bedof the wagon from falling on the driver.

Secured to -the an le bars 11 is an extension 10 of tleffront en gate,which extension 10 copies of .this patent may be obtained for alsoprevents the hay 'and the like from fell- 4 ingon the driver.

When the extensible side boards 21 and22 'are adjusted in the positionsshown in Fig.

2,.beets orsimilar crops may be conveyed.

The invention having been set forth, what isv claimed 4as new and usefulis In combination, a vehicle body having sideboards, angle ironstandards secured to the side boards, angle iron supports pivoted to theupper ends of the standards and designed to` be arranged at'variousangles,l

angle iron braces having their up er outer ends connected totheouter'ends o the supports, While their lower ends are adjustab connectedto the standards, so that the supports may be arranged atdiere'ntangles, angle iron members comprising two parts extending at angles toone another, said'l angle iron members being pivoted substam tiallymidway of their lengths between the connected'ends ofthe braces andsupports,

' one of the parts of the angle iron members having llimited movementsbetween the braces and supports, and adapted to be connected to one orthe other so as to changelthe v`posi.

tions ofthe other parts of the angle iron members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe-presence o t-Wo subscribing Witnesses.

FREDERICK D. siEMAN.

Witnesses:

G. H. l-IAGGERSON,V ELsm KRUEGER.

five cents each, by addressing the. Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C.

